TIL Mourning Dove parents will feed chicks what’s known as “crop milk” or “pigeon milk”—a nutrient-rich substance with a texture like cottage cheese secreted by cells from the crop in their throats.
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/10-fun-facts-about-mourning-dove
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